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Can I change the PATH environmental variable in Windows 7 without restarting?

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Mar 15, 202633853 views
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Is there anyway to change the PATH environment variable (or variables in general) on Windows 7 Exterprise (64 bit) and have it take effect in PowerShell or the command prompt ( ) without requiring a restart? I don't mind having the reopen the shell/prompt, but having to restart is too much. I'm cur…

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Fix for: Can I change the PATH environmental variable in Windows 7 without restarting?

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The requirement really isn't "must restart", it's "must log out/log back in" -- mostly for your current user processes to pick up the change. If all you're interested in is for the variable changes to take effect in a command window or power shell, …

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